Author's Note: Yay! I'm back baby! Man, it's been what? 3? 4 months maybe? Sorry for the wait, I finally got my computer back and I've worked hard to get back into this series. This is (hopefully) going to be better than the original. I know there are going to be fewer chapters to start with but they will be longer than the originals first like 5 chapters. Anyway, I posted an update on my Tumblr page and I'll start posted teaser images and whatnot on there more consistently, hopefully. I still have school and junk so these chapters may still have a crappy schedule but I hope to get you guys the newest chapter as soon as possible. I hope you all enjoy the restart of this adventure.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in the Mario franchise or Pokemon franchise. I'm only a humble fanfic writer who likes to do her job. The day I get either franchise, be prepared to run. It will be the day the gaming world ends.

Prologue

Today was a normal day in the Pokemon universe. The flowers were blooming, the Pidgeys chirping. The sun shone brightly and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. On days like these, you go to the beach or play outside or go on a hike. For the two Pokemon walking down a dirt path toward a giant medieval castle, none of these were the case.

Oh did I say they were walking? What I meant was that one was pushing the other. The one being pushed was a fox/dog creature that had green spiky fur that glittered in the sun. The one pushing him was a creature similar to him, except he was orange and had yellow floofs of fur as a tail, around his neck, and on his head. They both wore hats, the orange creature, a Flareon, had a red hat and the green creature, a shiny Jolteon, had a green hat. Both hats had letters on the front, the red hat an M and the green hat an L.

"Stop! Stop pushing me, Mareon! I don't want to go!" cried the Jolteon, the fear in his eyes growing as they drew closer to the castle. "Stop complaining Luigeon. Your *grunt* we're almost there!" the Flareon, Mareon, grunted, continuing to push his brother was his head. "But-But… What if I mess up! What if I lose it! What if I…" Luigeon stuttered but was interrupted by Mareon who let out a huff of air. "Bro, you haven't done anything with me or anyone in the past six months! And you haven't lost control at all this week…"

"But that might be because I'll lose it today!" Luigeon squealed, but Mareon at this point had stopped pushing. "Well, too late. We're here," Mareon grunted as he walked up to stand next to his brother. He could hear what he could only describe as his brother swallowing his fear and look over at him. A glare had nested itself onto his face which made the Flareon smile. "Well… It's about time to save the princess isn't it?"

This was the first time in about a month that the princess of the Foongus Kingdom, Princess Peacheon, has been kidnapped by the monstrous king of the Squirtles (and other turtle Pokemon), Bowtonator. The princess was a Sylveon, a lovely fairy dog/cat creature with beautiful ribbons and Bowtonator was a fiery dragon turtle who wanted the princess for one reason or another. Mareon and Luigeon, on a regular basis, would go save the princess and return her to her people, the Fooguses, though Luigeon hadn't gone on recent expeditions for… reasons.

Mareon slammed into the big doors with his head, but since he had done it so many times, this was no big deal. He turned to gesture his brother inside, but Luigeon was already trying to slink away. "Bro…" Mareon growled under his breath, making Luigeon freeze in his tracks. He spun around putting on one of the fakest smiles Mareon had ever seen. "I wasn't about to run or anything, I was just…" "Shut up and let's go. The faster we do this, the faster you can get home okay?" the Flareon asked giving his brother a sympathetic look. Luigeon let out a sigh and said, "Fine…" "Good, now let's go."

Getting through the castle was no big deal, just a walk in the park. The Squirtles were easy to dodge as usual and the Shroomish, mushroom creatures, were also super easy to take care of. Standing in front of the doors to Bowtonator's throne room door was nothing new to the bros as Mareon slammed it open with his head. Bowtonator, trying desperately to woo Princess Peacheon in the birdcage she was trapped in, spun around and let out a pained groan. "Of course you would show up just as I was about to propose marriage to my beautiful soon-to-be wife!" he roared. Peacheon rolled her eyes as she snorted back, "Like I would marry a terrible beast like you."

"Let go of her!" Mareon barked, anger roaring in his voice. "Y-y-yeah, let her g-g-go!" Luigeon cried, cowering behind his brother, using all his will power to not turn around and run. Bowtonator looked over at the shaking brother and with an unamused snort, he said, "I don't think I will… Besides, I don't feel like fighting a coward today." To prove his point, he stomped his foot, making the Jolteon shriek and try to run for the door. Unfortunately, the doors closed before he could make it and he slammed face-first into them. He stumbled backward, whole body shaking with panic. Mareon looked back at his terrified brother and his eyes softened. Maybe this whole thing was a bad idea. "L-l-let me out. I-I-I'm going to s-s-snap!" Luigeon murmured, only loud enough for only Mareon to hear. His crystal blue eyes were now just pinpricks filled with panic.

"Well, since your here anyway, I guess I can beat your butts to the moon and show Peacheon just how much of a gentleman I really am," Bowtonator replied, ignoring the panicked Pokemon. Three Squirtle minions hopped into view from behind the throne and stood ready to fight in front of their king. Mareon slowly backed up and crouched into a leaping position. "Just stay behind me and try to keep calm, okay?" Mareon said, looking behind him slightly at his brother. Luigeon didn't reply but he gave a brisk nod of acknowledgment. "Alright, let's get this party started," Bowtonator roared as Mareon faced him again, a low growl rumbling at the back of his throat.

But before anyone could do anything, a voice pierced the hall. "I don't think that will be necessary." Everyone froze and Mareon swore he could feel Luigeon's shaking grow stiff and tense. The turtle Pokemon looked around in confusion. Laughter filled the air that made Mareon's fur stand up slightly, as he crawled over to his brother's side in a protective manner. "Where the hell are you," roared Bowtonator, his glare scanning the room. Mareon's vision drifted over to the princess. She was looking up at something with what seemed to be a look of confusion and fear crossing her face. A golden ring seemed to be floating over the cage, a swirling blue and black pattern drilling into the middle and a shadowy figure floated above that, a hand reached out.

"Hey! Get away from her!" shouted Mareon, rushing toward the cage. The shadows head cocked to the side before a laugh sounded through the room. "What makes you think that you, Fiery-Fluffy-Tail, and Cowardly-Spiked-Fur could do if I don't?" Mareon growled with rage, but that stopped when he heard a soft whimpering behind him. Spinning around, Mareon noticed that Luigeon hadn't moved an inch. He was paler than a ghost and was trembling, hard. "I-i-it's you!" he cried, tears pricking at the edges of his eyes. The creatures glowing yellow eyes turned to the Jolteon and even though Mareon couldn't see it, he could feel the smirk the creature was giving his brother. "It's good to see you again Cowardly-Spiked-Fur."

"What are two babbling on about?" roared Bowtonator. Mareon hated feeling this, but… he agreed. What was going on? If Luigeon had looked horrified before, he looked ten times worse now. His pupils were pinpricks and he seemed to be even paler than before if that was even possible. He bit his lip, almost like he hadn't meant to say that out loud. "Oh? You haven't told them? What a shame…" Mareon turned back to the creature who made a tsk tsk under his breath.

"Anyway, I think it's about time I did what I came here to do." The creature snapped his fingers and the ring portal thing instantly lowered over Peacheon's cage. She opened her mouth to scream, but was cut off as the portal enveloped her. The ring stopped and then turned facing toward the six remaining pokemon in the room. The Squirtles all squeaked in alarm running around their king in a panic. Bowtonator just rolled his eyes and shouted at them, "Fight him you, idiots!" The Squirtles were already lost in their panic, so Mareon decided to take up the offer. He took a deep breath and shot a flaming ball of fire at the creature. The creature's golden eyes turned to the incoming ball and simply shifted his hand, directing the ring into the ball of fire. It disappeared into the black and blue portal and with a flick of the wrist, the ring adjusted itself and fired the small ball of fire over at Bowtanator. All the Tortonator could say was, "Holy S…" before he got a fireball to the face.

He roared with pain and outrage and a second portal, appearing out of thin air, almost, lowered down on top of him and the panicked Squirtles, and in a matter of seconds, they were gone. Mareon watched as the portal drifted lazily up to where the original one was, though that one seemed to have disappeared. "You two… are more interesting than any other Pokemon I have ever seen in my lifetime," the creature said, staying within the shadows, much to Mareon's displeasure. He just wanted to see this guy's face and beet it to a pulp. "What the hell does that mean," Mareon shouted, defensively getting in front of his brother. "You originally came from another world did you not?" the creature said, cocking his head. "H-how…" Luigeon sputtered weakly. "Oh, I know many things Cowardly-Spiked-Fur. You should know that already, we've met before, remember?" Luigeon let a gurgling noise that didn't sound very good. "Bro, what is he talking about?" Mareon asked concern filling his voice. Before Luigeon could answer, the creature said, "Well, it's about time you were disposed of, Ciao!" and with that, the portal ring shot toward them and consumed them both.

"Jeez," the creature groaned as the ring grew smaller and returned to his wrist. "Why don't people do this more often? It's so easy to capture heroes when their altogether."

Luigeon let out a yelp of terror as he slammed face-first into the dirt. Mareon landed on top of him and he let out a low groan. The noise around him was pretty disorienting as his head spun with panic and pain. Why did he come back? Why was this happening? Why now? When Luigeon's world stopped spinning and sound started to return, he registered that his brother was no longer on him but rather standing over him protectively, letting out a low growl. Luigeon blinked and looked side to side. They were surrounded by these brown... Shroomish? Mushrooms? Luigeon had never seen these creatures but they seemed to be a tad bit taller than the Shroomish that were in Bowtonator's castle. Behind them were these Squirtle like creatures that were maybe a head taller than his brother, green-shelled with yellow scales and they seemed to be carrying… hammers?

What the heck was going on today? There was a heavy thumping sound that came from the direction that Mareon was facing, and said brother's growling grew louder. And when Luigeon looked up… he wished with all of his little heart that he had stayed in bed and never even thought about getting up.

Bowtonator had approached them with his little Squirtle squad, but that wasn't what terrified Luigeon. No, the thing that stood next to Bowtonator was what was really terrifying. A giant monstrous beast stood next to the Squirtle king and he was at least three or four times the size that Mareon was. When the thing grinned, its sharp fangs glittered in the sunlight and it had this huge green shell on its back, that had spikes on it. Its scales were the same shade of yellow as the Squirtles with hammers, if not a little darker. His head had messy red… fur? Hair? (I don't actually know) sprouting out of his head and he had a long spiked tail. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

His voice was so deep and monstrous, that Luigeon let out a small whimper just hearing it and curled into himself a little. This. Was. Bad. Luigeon let out another whimper as Mareon's growl became even louder. Luigeon buried his head into his paws, trying to stop looking at the beast in front of them. "Why, oh why does this keep happening to me?"